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Critical
CVE-1999-1138
SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2, and other SCO products,...
Vulnerability Description
SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2, and other SCO products, installs the home directories (1) /tmp for the dos user, and (2) /usr/tmp for the asg user, which allows other users to gain access to those accounts since /tmp and /usr/tmp are world-writable.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
open desktop, open desktop lite, openserver, unix
Vulnerable Versions:
1.0, 2.0, 3.0, system_v386_3.2_operating_system, system_v386_3.2_operating_system_2.0, system_v386_3.2_operating_system_4.0, system_v386_3.2_operating_system_4.x
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 9th, 2002
Last Modified:
August 1st, 2024
Added to House:
July 17th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.